Actinidiaceae FAMILY

Actinidia indochinensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Actinidia indochinensis is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing one or more vigorous, branched stems that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support. The stems can be 5 metres or more long[ 1055 Title A Taxonomic Revision of Actinidiaceae of Vietnam Publication Blumea 52; pp 209 - 243 Author Nguyen M. Cuong, Djaja D. Soejarto & Jiangquiang Li Website http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/ Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description A treatment of the Actinidiaceae found in Vietnam ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, northern Vietnam.

HabitatClimbing into trees in dense mountain forests at elevations of 600 - 1,300 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Steep mountain slopes in tropical monsoon rain forest at elevations from 1,600 - 2,000 metres in Vietnam[ 1055 Title A Taxonomic Revision of Actinidiaceae of Vietnam Publication Blumea 52; pp 209 - 243 Author Nguyen M. Cuong, Djaja D. Soejarto & Jiangquiang Li Website http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/ Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description A treatment of the Actinidiaceae found in Vietnam ].